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Trump Rally Shooting Updates; Suspected Shooter Killed, Identity Released

July 14, 2024 17:10 - 46 minutes - 84.8 MB

Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. It's the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981. We have the latest updates on the ground and insights from law enforcement and political analysts. Tune in live at 11 a.m. ET, only on NTD News.

AT&T Customers' Data Breached; Heatwave to Move East; Alec Baldwin Trial Underway

July 12, 2024 17:01 - 45 minutes - 84 MB

AT&T said Friday that the data of nearly all cellular and wireless network customers was stolen in a massive security breach in 2022. The company said the breach impacted call and text records, but not personal information such as social security numbers, dates of birth, or bank accounts. The National Weather Service said extremely dangerous heat in the western United States will stretch into the weekend, with triple-digit temperatures expected. The heat wave is forecast to move eastward in...

NATO Leader Meets Indo-Pacific Partners; Chinese Navy Ships Spotted Off Alaska; Inflation Eases

July 11, 2024 17:28 - 44 minutes - 81.6 MB

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it had encountered several Chinese navy ships near Alaska's Aleutian Islands. All four of the Chinese vessels were transiting international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with leaders of Indo-Pacific partners Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. The leaders agreed to step up cooperation to address issues that inclu...

House to Vote on Non-citizen Voting; U.S. Assures Ukraine; 1.6 Million Without Power in Texas

July 10, 2024 17:25 - 44 minutes - 81.2 MB

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote Wednesday on the SAVE Act, a bill banning non-citizens from voting in federal elections. It mandates proof of U.S. citizenship during voter registration and seeks to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Ukraine that it will be allowed to join NATO—but only after its war with Russia ends. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said member states are expected to agree on a "substantial" package for ...

NATO Summit Kicks Off in DC; 2.2 Million Without Power in Texas; Alec Baldwin Trial Begins

July 09, 2024 17:56 - 50 minutes - 92 MB

More than 2.2 million customers in Texas are still without power on Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Authorities say it could take days to restore power to many of them. The storm has now weakened to a tropical depression centered over southwest Arkansas. NATO will celebrate its 75th anniversary during a 3-day summit in Washington. The White House said there is no need to assure America's NATO allies of U.S. leadership and President Joe Biden's commitment. Actor Alec Baldwin's mansl...

Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas; Biden Vows to Stay in Race; France's Election Results Out

July 08, 2024 16:52 - 46 minutes - 85.2 MB

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in south Texas as a category 1 storm on Monday morning. Some 1.7 million Texans were left without power, while more than 1,300 flights were cancelled across the country. President Joe Biden has written a letter to Congressional Democrats, vowing to stay in the presidential race amid speculations about his candidacy. He urged Democrats to move forward as a unified party, and not show any weakening of resolve. No political party won a majority in France's parlia...

Wisconsin Allows Ballot Drop Boxes; Heatwave Intensifies on West Coast; Starmer becomes UK PM

July 05, 2024 18:14 - 40 minutes - 75 MB

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday to reinstate the use of unstaffed drop boxes ahead of the 2024 election. The 4–3 decision reverses Wisconsin’s prohibition of unmanned drop boxes that took effect in 2022. An unusually long heat wave is intensifying along the West Coast, with no relief expected until the middle of next week. California, Oregon, Washington state, Nevada, and Arizona are bracing for sweltering temperatures well into the 100s and 110s. Keir Starmer is swor...

Democratic Governors Support Biden; Hurricane Beryl Batters Cayman Islands; UK Elections Underway

July 04, 2024 17:48 - 45 minutes - 83.1 MB

The Democratic governors of New York, Minnesota, and Maryland said on Wednesday after a discussion with President Joe Biden that they support his reelection bid. To celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, President Biden is hosting a barbecue with military families on the White House lawn. Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it moved past the Cayman Islands. The storm system is on course to slam into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday before entering the Gulf of Mexico...

US, Taliban Discuss Prisoner Exchange; Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander; 4th of July Travel Booms

July 03, 2024 17:59 - 44 minutes - 82.4 MB

U.S. envoys held discussions with Taliban representatives at a meeting in Qatar on Wednesday regarding the release of 2 American prisoners held in Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban asked for the release of Afghan prisoners held in the United States and Guantanamo Bay. An Israeli strike has killed a senior commander of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliated by firing a barrages of drones and rockets at Israel. Nearly 71 million Americans are expected to travel du...

Manhattan DA Open to Delaying Trump’s Sentencing Date; 105 Killed in India Stampede

July 02, 2024 17:47 - 45 minutes - 83.5 MB

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said on Tuesday it is open to delaying former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in the New York criminal trial, which is currently scheduled for July 11. The announcement came in the wake of Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India has killed at least 105 and left scores injured. Initial reports suggested that over 15,000 people had gathered for the ev...

SCOTUS Rules Trump Has Some Immunity; Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Grenadines

July 01, 2024 18:28 - 2 minutes - 4.68 MB

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on July 1 that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for official, but not unofficial, acts. The decision is expected to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial in the federal election case in Washington. The decision remands the case to the district court for further consideration. Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, made landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea as an extremely dangerous Category 4 h...

SCOTUS Rules on Jan. 6, Homelessness, and Chevron Doctrine; Takeaways From First Presidential Debate

June 28, 2024 16:54 - 46 minutes - 85.4 MB

The Supreme Court ruled on June 28 in favor of Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer, a former police officer charged under an accounting reform law after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. The case was being closely watched because the Supreme Court’s decision could affect hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions, including the Jan. 6-related case against former President Donald Trump. The high court also overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instruc...

SCOTUS Temporarily Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho; Biden–Trump First Debate Tonight

June 27, 2024 18:00 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MB

The Supreme Court decided on June 27 to dismiss Idaho’s appeal against a lower court ruling that granted an exception to its strict abortion law for abortions deemed to be medical emergencies. The decision allows emergency abortions to proceed in Idaho while a challenge to the state’s abortion law moves through the lower courts. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off tonight in the first debate of the 2024 general election. The 81-year-old Democrat incumbent and...

SCOTUS Rules for Biden Admin in Social Media Case; Rep. Jamaal Bowman Loses NY Primary

June 26, 2024 18:03 - 46 minutes - 86 MB

The Supreme Court threw out a challenge on June 26 to the federal government’s actions when it communicated with social media platforms about public health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The justices voted 6–3 in finding that those challenging the government lacked the legal standing to do so. Standing refers to the right of someone to sue in court, meaning the parties must bear a strong enough connection to the law or action complained of to justify their participation in the lawsuit....

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to Plead Guilty in US Court; Hunter Biden’s Law License Suspended in DC

June 25, 2024 17:41 - 45 minutes - 82.7 MB

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is on his way to Saipan to enter a plea deal with the U.S. government that will free him and resolve the legal case over his outlet's publication of a trove of classified documents. He’s expected to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, according to the U.S. Justice Department in a letter filed in court. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended Hunter...

Blinken Addresses New Report on Human Trafficking; SCOTUS Takes Up Case on Transgender Minors

June 24, 2024 17:49 - 45 minutes - 82.7 MB

Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report on June 24. The state department says this report represents the world’s most comprehensive resource of anti-trafficking efforts around the globe. It covers 188 countries and territories, including the United States. The Supreme Court agreed on June 24 to hear a challenge by the federal government to a Tennessee law that prohibits the use of puberty blockers and medical treatments for minors who identify as t...

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Guns for Domestic Abusers; Trump Outraises Biden in May

June 21, 2024 17:27 - 44 minutes - 82 MB

The Supreme Court on June 21 upheld by 8–1 a federal law that bars people under domestic violence-related restraining orders from possessing firearms. The justices found that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is not violated when an individual is disarmed after a court has found them to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another. The ruling overturned a lower court decision that had struck down a federal law. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign outraised Presi...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Fails to Qualify for CNN’s Debate; Putin Signs Deals with Vietnam

June 20, 2024 16:57 - 45 minutes - 82.4 MB

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, as he fell shy of benchmarks for both state ballot qualification and the required polling figures. The missed markers mean that the June 27 showdown will be solely between Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee and former President, Donald Trump. Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane...

Kim Jong Un, Putin Sign Defense Pact; Deadly New Mexico Wildfires Prompt Evacuations

June 19, 2024 15:15 - 46 minutes - 85.1 MB

On his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked. In a “breakthrough” new partnership, the two countries signed the new strategic partnership to replace previous deals signed in 1961, 2000, and 2001, according to Russian state news agency TASS. At least one person has been reported dead as a result of the fast-growing wildfires still burning...

Biden’s to Announce Sweeping Immigration Plan; 75 Million Americans Under Heat Advisories

June 18, 2024 17:03 - 43 minutes - 79.8 MB

President Joe Biden announced on June 18 that his administration will not deport illegal immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens or whose parent is married to a U.S. citizen. Approximately 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens, as well as about 50,000 children, will thereby be shielded from deportation and given the ability to gain legal status without leaving the United States, the White House said. A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint as President Biden was visiting Los Angel...

Israeli PM Netanyahu Disbands War Cabinet; Surgeon General Wants Warning Label on Social Media Apps

June 17, 2024 17:40 - 45 minutes - 83.8 MB

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the country's six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on June 17, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of the centrist former general, Benny Gantz. Mr. Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, both of whom had been serving in the war cabinet. This could ...

SCOTUS Strikes Down Ban on Bump Stocks on Guns; Hunter Biden Drops Lawsuit Against Rudy Giuliani

June 14, 2024 17:20 - 46 minutes - 85.1 MB

The Supreme Court on June 14 struck down a federal ban on bump stocks approved by former President Donald Trump. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a 6–3 court. The court’s liberal wing, led by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissented. President Trump had pushed for the ban in response to a 2017 mass shooting that killed 58 people at an outdoor music festival in Las Vegas. Hunter Biden has agreed to drop a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and Mr. Giuliani's former lawyer, Robert Costello,...

SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Pill; G7 Summit: $50B Loan to Ukraine Using Russian Assets

June 13, 2024 17:45 - 45 minutes - 82.5 MB

The Supreme Court ruled against plaintiffs in a lawsuit Thursday that challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone. The ruling allows for the pills to continue to be mailed to patients without an in-person doctor’s visit. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. The court ruled that the doctors and pro-life groups that had challenged access to the drug did not have standing to sue. Leaders of the Group of Seven (...

Biden Amin. Expands Sanctions Against Russia; House Moves to Hold AG Garland in Contempt

June 12, 2024 16:39 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MB

President Joe Biden will arrive at the G7 summit in Italy armed with over 300 new sanctions aimed at further isolating and financially weakening Russia. The measures are “guided by G7 commitments to intensify the pressure on Russia,” according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and they mark the latest attempt to limit the Kremlin’s revenues and hamper Moscow’s ability to source materials for its war in Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed his frustration about...

Hunter Biden Convicted on All Charges in Gun Case; Blinken: $404 Million in New Aid For Palestinians

June 11, 2024 17:42 - 47 minutes - 87.3 MB

Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. A sentencing date has not yet been set. The jury reached the verdict on June 11 after around three hours of deliberations. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza as he a...

Hunter Biden’s Gun Trial Wrapping Up; Blinken Pushes for Ceasefire on Middle East Trip

June 10, 2024 17:29 - 46 minutes - 85.3 MB

The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s son resumed on June 10 and is heading into its final stretch as jurors hear instructions from the judge. The defense and prosecution have rested their cases and Hunter Biden did not testify. Closing arguments are expected after a lunch break. Hunter Biden is facing three felony charges related to a 2018 firearm purchase. Authorities accuse him of lying to the federally licensed gun store by illegally claiming on his application that he was not a dr...

Defense Rests Case in Hunter Biden’s Federal Gun Trial; Biden Apologizes to Zelenskyy For Aid Delay

June 07, 2024 17:06 - 46 minutes - 85.7 MB

Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on June 7 with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Prosecutors called an FBI forensic chemist, Jason Brewer, who tested a residue found on the leather pouch that contained Hunter Biden’s gun. It came back positive for cocaine, though the amount was minimal, he told jurors. A Drug Enforcement Ad...

NTD News Today (June 7): Defense Rests Case in Hunter Biden’s Federal Gun Trial

June 07, 2024 17:06 - 46 minutes - 85.7 MB

BIDEN AND ZELENSKYY MEET IN PARIS TRUMP PROMISES TO REVERSE BIDEN BORDER ORDER CAN TRUMP PROSECUTE HIS PROSECUTORS?  PROSECUTION TO REST CASE AGAINST HUNTER BIDEN PROSECUTION WRAPPING UP CASE IN FEDERAL GUN TRIAL BIDEN TO SPEAK ON DEMOCRACY AT POINTE DU HOC  NETANYAHU TO ADDRESS CONGRESS BIDEN, 16 WORLD LEADERS CALL FOR GAZA CEASE-FIRE DEAL TRUMP'S GUILTY VERDICT: IS IT CORRECT? IMMIGRANTS CAMP NEXT TO BUSY HIGHWAY NEAR SEATTLE

Pres. Biden Marks 80th D-Day Anniversary, Honors WWII Vets; Hunter Biden’s Gun Trial Enters Day 4

June 06, 2024 16:59 - 44 minutes - 81.7 MB

President Joe Biden delivered remarks on June 6, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day landings at the Normandy American Cemetery in Northwestern France. “History tells us freedom is not free. If you want to know the price of freedom, come here to Normandy,” President Biden said during a nearly three-hour ceremony honoring those killed during D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. The president was accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden as well as French President Emmanuel Macron and First La...

Boeing Spacecraft Carrying Astronauts Lifts Off on Maiden Voyage; Hunter Biden’s Gun Trial Continues

June 05, 2024 16:56 - 45 minutes - 83.6 MB

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time on June 5, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. A pair of NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the International Space Station, the first to fly the new spacecraft. The trip by Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams was expected to take 25 hours, with an arrival Thursday. They will spend just over a week at the orbiting lab before climbing back into Starliner for a remote desert touchdown in the weste...

Garland Blasts GOP Attacks Amid Contempt Threat; Opening Statements in Hunter Biden Gun Trial

June 04, 2024 18:09 - 46 minutes - 85.6 MB

Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back on Republican lawmakers’ claims of a weaponized Justice Department on Capitol Hill on June 4 amid their threats to hold him in contempt of Congress. In his opening remarks, Garland defended the Justice Department’s work "to uphold the rule of law," and said he and the department will "not be intimidated” by what he called “unprecedented” attacks on the department. Garland has repeatedly refused to provide House impeachment investigators with the a...

Fauci Testifies to Congress Over Covid Controversies; Hunter Biden’s Federal Gun Trial Begins

June 03, 2024 17:28 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MB

One of the most influential U.S. officials during the COVID-19 pandemic is testified to Congress on June 3, days after one of his former advisers admitted deleting emails. Dr. Anthony Fauci, 83, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to late 2022, sat down in front of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington to answer questions. Lawmakers asked Fauci about the growing scandal at his former agency, which centers on at...

Trump Vows to Appeal Criminal Conviction; Joe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party, Files as Independent

May 31, 2024 16:59 - 40 minutes - 73.6 MB

Former President Donald Trump on May 31 responded to his felony conviction for falsifying business records in New York, saying the trial was “very unfair” and said his team will appeal the case. “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” he said. The Trump campaign reported a “record-shattering, small-dollar fundraising haul” of nearly $35 million by the morning after the former president was convicted on felony charges in New York City. That’s “nearly double the biggest day e...

SCOTUS Sides With NRA in Free Speech Case; Jury Continues Deliberation in Trump NY Trial

May 30, 2024 17:34 - 41 minutes - 75.7 MB

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the National Rifle Association plausibly alleged that a former New York state official violated the First Amendment by pressuring insurance companies to cut ties with the gun rights organization. “A government official can share her views freely and criticize particular beliefs, and she can do so forcefully in the hopes of persuading others to follow her lead,” Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the majority opinion on May 30. Jurors ente...

Jury Deliberations Underway in Trump’s NY Trial; US: Rafah Deaths Won't Impact Israel Policy

May 29, 2024 16:53 - 45 minutes - 84.1 MB

Jury deliberations began on May 29 in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, after Judge Juan Merchan gave jurors his instructions. The jury must evaluate 34 counts of falsifying business records, and there’s no time limit for the deliberations. President Trump told reporters that the charges were rigged and again accused the judge of being conflicted while saying that “Mother Teresa could not beat these charges.” President Joe Biden plans to launch a nationwide effort to ...

Closing Arguments Underway in Trump’s NY Trial; 750,000 Without Power in Texas After Storms

May 28, 2024 17:53 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MB

Closing arguments began on May 28 in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal case, with each side expected to take hours. The Manhattan district attorney has charged President Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records to the first degree, to which he has pleaded not guilty. After the day-long summations, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan will give jurors instructions on the law, which should last an hour. President Joe Biden's campaign showed up outside the cou...

PNG Officials: Thousands Now Feared Missing After Landslide; Pres. Biden Gives Memorial Day Remarks

May 27, 2024 17:05 - 46 minutes - 85.1 MB

As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre. The landslide occurred in the mountainous Enga region in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, and the latest missing figure is a sharp rise from earlier estimates. Rescuers have struggled to reach such a remote part of what is already one of Asia’s poorest nations, leaving locals with little choice but to dig through the collapsed m...

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 24)

May 24, 2024 15:29 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MB

1. Un Court Orders Israel to Halt Offensive in Rafah 2. Pro-palestinian Protests, Strikes Continue on Campuses 3. Congressional Highlights and What's Next After Recess 4. D.a. Willis Appeals Dismissal of Some Trump Charges 5. Rnc, Secret Service Dispute Milwaukee Security

UN Court Orders Israel to Stop Rafah Operation; Ukraine Aid, China Trade War In Focus at G7 Meeting

May 24, 2024 15:29 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MB

Judges at the United Nations' top court ordered Israel on May 24 to immediately halt its military operation against Hamas in the Southern Gazan city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide. However, the International Court of Justice did not order the IDF to completely withdraw from Gaza. Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and South Africa welcomed the order, while Israel objected to it. Meanwhile, Israel’s army said it has recovered from G...

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 23)

May 23, 2024 17:37 - 40 minutes - 74.3 MB

1. Survivor Recounts Deadly Iowa Tornado 2. Trump on Why He Didn't Testify in Trial 3. Will Trump's Legal Troubles Change Public Opinion? 4. House Panel: Rehire Troops Fired Over Covid Vaccine 5. Former Fauci Adviser Grilled Over Covid Origin Docs

SCOTUS Backs South Carolina GOP Voting Map; China Starts ‘Punishment’ Military Drills Around Taiwan

May 23, 2024 17:37 - 40 minutes - 74.3 MB

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district on May 23, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against black voters. In a 6-3 decision, the court held that the state’s legislature did nothing wrong during redistricting when it moved 30,000 Democratic-leaning black residents to a different district. The case presented the court with the tricky issue of how to separate race from politics. The state...

Trump Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Classified Docs Case

May 22, 2024 15:51 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MB

IRELAND, SPAIN, NORWAY RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE GAZA AID TRUCKS ROBBED, NEW ROUTES PLANNED TRUMP MOVES TO DISMISS CLASSIFIED DOCS CASE DOCS: DEADLY FORCE AUTHORIZED FOR MAR-A-LAGO RAID BREAKING OVERNIGHT SINGAPORE AIRLINES CEO APOLOGIZES FOR FATAL FLIGHT THE NATION DECIDES 2024 BIDEN CANCELS $7B MORE STUDENT LOANS  BIDEN RELEASING 1M BARRELS OF GASOLINE TO CURB PRICES COURT REJECTS HUNTER BIDEN GUN TRIAL PAUSE

Trump Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Classified Docs Case; Multiple Dead After Iowa Tornado

May 22, 2024 15:51 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MB

Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump are due in court Wednesday for the first time since the judge postponed the trial earlier this month. Just a day before, a newly unsealed motion revealed that President Trump’s team had alleged prosecutorial misconduct on the part of special counsel Jack Smith and the Biden administration. Other unsealed court filings reveal that additional documents marked as “classified” were discovered i...

Trump Team Rests Defense in ‘Hush Money’ Trial; 1 Dead, Dozens Injured After Turbulent Flight

May 21, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MB

After more than four weeks of testimony, jurors could begin deliberating as soon as next week to decide whether former President Donald Trump is guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. President Trump’s lawyers rested their defense early on May 21 without his taking the witness stand, moving the case closer to the moment the jury would begin to make their decision. After the defense rested, Justice Juan Merchan told jurors the court session could run late next Tuesday to a...

Michael Cohen Admits Stealing Money From Trump Org; Iran Appoints Acting President After Raisi Death

May 20, 2024 15:37 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MB

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization in his testimony on May 20 during the former president's trial in New York City. Mr. Cohen made the admission under cross-examination from defense attorney Todd Blanche. Mr. Cohen revealed that he had overstated the amount he needed to be reimbursed from paying tech company Red Finch, and had pocketed the difference. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage died in a heli...

NTD News Today (May 17): House Panels Clear Contempt Resolutions Against AG Garland

May 17, 2024 17:41 - 52 minutes - 96.6 MB

DEADLY STORMS POUND TEXAS, LOUISIANA TRUMP WILLING TO HAVE RFK JR. JOIN DEBATES IS A TRUMP-RFK JR. DEBATE LIKELY? DEFENSE PRESSES COHEN FOR TESTIMONY ABOUT LIES HOUSE PANELS ADVANCE GARLAND CONTEMPT CHARGES 'EYELASHES' REMARKS TURN UP HEAT IN HOUSE HEARING US MILITARY DELIVERING GAZA AID BY FLOATING PIER ISRAEL TO RESPOND TO GENOCIDE CHARGES AT U.N. COURT TODAY HOUSE PASSES BILL TO PREVENT ISRAEL WEAPONS WITHHOLDING UC IRVINE RETURNS TO IN-PERSON CLASSES AFTER 47 ARRESTS

House Panels Clear Contempt Resolutions Against AG Garland; IDF Finds Bodies of 3 Hostages in Gaza

May 17, 2024 17:41 - 52 minutes - 96.6 MB

The Israeli military said on May 17 that its troops in Gaza had found the bodies of three Israeli hostages taken by the Hamas terrorist organization during its Oct. 7 attack, including 22-year-old German-Israeli Shani Louk. The military identified the other two bodies as those of a 28-year-old woman, Amit Buskila, and a 56-year-old man, Itzhak Gelerenter. All three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party held near the Gaza border on Oct. 6 and into Oct. 7, IDF...

Trump Attorneys Question Cohen About Lying Under Oath; Biden Blocks Release of Hur Interview Tapes

May 16, 2024 17:19 - 45 minutes - 83 MB

In former President Donald Trump’s New York trial, Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand for a second day of cross-examination as prosecutors said they have no plans to call further witnesses. Trump attorney Todd Blanche questioned Mr. Cohen about his lying under oath and pleading guilty to tax evasion. Speaking outside the courtroom, the former president said the trial is “finishing up,” and reiterated that “there’s no crime.” President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over...

Trump Accepts Biden’s Offer of 2 Debates; Slovakia PM Shot in Assassination Attempt

May 15, 2024 17:34 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MB

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed on May 15 to hold two campaign debates, with the first on June 27 to be hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC—thus setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just a few weeks. The United States will provide Ukraine with $2 billion in foreign military financing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday at a joint press conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. M...

NTD News Today (May 15)

May 15, 2024 17:34 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MB

1.Trump Accepts Biden’s Offer of 2 Debates 2.Slovakia PM Shot in Assassination Attempt